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1 desert
I [di'zə:t] verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) yfirgefa, fara frá2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) gerast liðhlaupi•- deserted- deserter
- desertion II ['dezət] noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.) eyðimörk -
2 camel
['kæməl](a desert animal with one (dromedary ['dromədəri]) or two (bactrian (camel) ['bæktriən]) humps on its back, used for carrying goods and/or people.) úlfaldi: drómedari (einn hnúður); kameldÿr (tveir hnúðar) -
3 caravan
['kærəvæn]1) (a vehicle on wheels for living in, now pulled by car etc, formerly by horse: a holiday caravan; a gypsy caravan.) hjólhÿsi2) (a group of people travelling together for safety especially across a desert on camels: a caravan of merchants.) vagnlest -
4 defect
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5 extreme
[ik'stri:m] 1. adjective1) (very great, especially much more than usual: extreme pleasure; He is in extreme pain.) ákaflegur2) (very far or furthest in any direction, especially out from the centre: the extreme south-western tip of England; Politically, he belongs to the extreme left.) við endamörk/ystu mörk; ystur; róttækur3) (very violent or strong; not ordinary or usual: He holds extreme views on education.) róttækur, öfgakenndur2. noun1) (something as far, or as different, as possible from something else: the extremes of sadness and joy.) öfgar2) (the greatest degree of any state, especially if unpleasant: The extremes of heat in the desert make life uncomfortable.) (ítrustu) öfgar•- extremism
- extremist
- extremity
- in the extreme
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7 glare
[ɡleə] 1. verb1) (to stare fiercely and angrily: She glared at the little boy.) hvessa augun á2) (to shine very brightly, usually to an unpleasant extent: The sun glared down on us as we crossed the desert.) skína mjög bjart2. noun1) (a fierce or angry look: a glare of displeasure.) reiðilegt augnaráð2) (unpleasantly bright light: the glare of the sun.) glampi, skerandi birta•- glaring- glaringly -
8 mirage
(an illusion of an area of water in the desert or on a road etc.) hillingar, tíbrá -
9 oasis
[əu'eisis]plural - oases; noun(an area in a desert where water is found: The travellers stopped at an oasis.) (eyðimerkur)vin -
10 pipeline
noun (a long line of pipes used for conveying oil, gas, water etc: an oil pipeline across the desert.) rörlögn -
11 sand-storm
['sænsto:m]noun (a storm of wind, carrying with it clouds of sand: We were caught in a sandstorm in the desert.) sandstormur/-rok -
12 straight
[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) beinn2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) heiðarlegur, hreinskilinn3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) beinn4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) í röð og reglu5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) óblandaður6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) svipbrigðalaus7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) venjulegur, dramatískur2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) beint2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) rakleiðis3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) drengilega, heiðarlega3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) beinn kafli- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
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13 sweep
[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) sópa2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) sópa3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) geysa(st)4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) geysast2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) sópun2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) sveifla, stroka3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) sótari4) (a sweepstake.) getraunir•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
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15 waste
[weist] 1. verb(to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way: You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.) eyða, sóa2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) úrgangur2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) eyðsla, sóun3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) eyðimörk, öræfi, auðn•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
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16 waterhole
noun (a spring or other place where water can be found in a desert or other dry country: The elephant drank from the waterhole.) vatnsból -
17 wilderness
['wildənəs]((a) desert or wild area of a country etc.) óbyggð, öræfi, eyðimörk -
18 wind
I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) vindur2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) andardráttur, öndun3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) vindgangur, þemba2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) fá til að missa andann3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) blásturs-- windy- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) vefja um2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) vinda (e-ð) í hnykil/upp á spólu3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) hlykkjast4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) trekkja, vinda•- winder- winding
- wind up
- be/get wound up
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